After there recent disbandment, members of the Orion/Oxford Community Coalition knew they wouldn’t be needing funds allocated to them for 2004 by Orion Township for community services; so they have asked the board of trustees to give their money to Orion Area Youth Assistance. The board had voted to allocate $3,600 to the coalition under […]
The Lake Orion High School varsity baseball team returns eight seasoned starters this year, along with one who played a few varsity games last season. Head coach Andy Schramek said his team is returning strong and ready to play. ‘We have Nate Recknagle back for his fourth year on varsity, he’s been given competition clearance […]
With a strong core of returning competitors, the Lake Orion High School varsity boys track and field team hope to take home the OAA Division I championship again this year. Returning for the Dragons are senior captain Erik Wallace in the hurdles, senior captain Keith Magic in the 800, and senior captain Matt Englebrecht in […]
Lake Orion area residents now have an option instead of traveling to remote, hospital-like settings to have their mammography, ultrasounds, CAT scans and other imaging procedures done. The Bald Mountain Diagnostic Imaging Center in the Bald Mountain Regional Medical Complex on Lapeer Road is already open to patients of HealthFirst, also in the complex, and […]
Sagebrush Cantina owner Dia Zaraga and the Lake Orion Village Council are closer to allowing Zaraga to have an enclosed double-Dumpster placed on village property. However, the agreement won’t be approved until a survey of the property is complete. The board reviewed a draft license agreement prepared by Village Attorney Gary Dovre at the Sept. […]
Although the Lake Orion Village Council says its hands are tied, residents on Park Island would like to see more road services for their tax money. Park Island residents Howard Daenzer and William Raymor, along with several neighbors, approached the council on Sept. 25 to discuss resurfacing Park Island and converting it to a public […]
Time for me to fly… This will be my last column as editor of The Lake Orion Review–as of the first of October, I will be a new resident of Henderson, Nevada, just outside of Las Vegas. The Review was my first ‘real job.? I started here shortly after graduating from Oakland University, and I’ve […]
Celtic Cove in downtown Lake Orion is expanding to take over the other half of the building where it’s currently located, but building owner Richard Rieman doesn’t believe he should have to pay the full building permit fee since the project includes only minor interior modifications. Celtic Cove/Catholic Bookstore, located at 45 W. Flint Street, […]
In 80 years, the Orion Township Library has evolved from one room over the old Village Hall to its current 29,000-square foot home on Joslyn Road, and could be looking forward to the next step in that evolution, if a 2007 ballot proposal is successful. The library held an 80th anniversary celebration on Sept. 17, […]
Since a fire destroyed the old building on March 4, 2004, the new Sagebrush Cantina has had several tentative grand opening dates, going back to the beginning of this summer. Owner Dia Zaraga had hoped to open his restaurant, located at the same Broadway Street address as the old Sagebrush, in late September, but told […]